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1 Chronicles 11:16-18

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11:16 David was in the stronghold at the time, while a Philistine garrison was in Bethlehem.¹ 11:17 David was thirsty and said, “How I wish someone would give me some water to drink² from the cistern in Bethlehem near the city gate!” 11:18 So the three elite warriors³ broke through the Philistine forces and drew some water from the cistern in Bethlehem near the city gate. They carried it back to David, but David refused to drink it. He poured it out as a drink offering to the Lord

¹map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.

²tn Heb “Who will give me water to drink?” On the rhetorical use of מִי (mi) here, see BDB 566 s.v. f.

³tn Heb “the three,” referring to the three elite warriors mentioned in v. 12.

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